Overview

• Aspinall defends the UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in the UFC 321 main event on October 25 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
• New sparring footage on Aspinall’s YouTube channel drew online concern about his high chin and entries, with some viewers suggesting the clips were deliberately selective; Aspinall said, “we show what we want to show.”
• He completed his final hard sparring session with Ante Delija, Martin Buday and Modestas Bukauskas, and his father-coach Andy Aspinall offered a succinct verdict: “Yeah. Good.”
• In a recent podcast appearance, Aspinall said a prime Daniel Cormier would be a stylistic nightmare and a matchup he would “definitely lose.”
• Asked about fighting close friend Delija, Aspinall said he would rather vacate the belt than face his teammate, and ESPN’s Jon Anik described the Gane bout as a major pressure spot for the champion.